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  • U.S. Demand for Human Hair Grows, Used in Wigs, Pizza

    01/07/2008 6:53:43 AM PST · by Scythian · 36 replies · 177+ views
    About 15 tons of it on a recent day, imported from China, neatly pressed into mats and ready to ship to farmers and nursery growers who swear by the horticultural benefits of Blacker's hairy wares. The mats stored in southern Miami-Dade County are part of a world marketplace for human hair. Uses range from the obvious, such as false eyelashes and wigs, to the more obscure: it's a common raw-material source for l-cysteine, an amino acid frequently used in baked goods such as pizza dough and bagels
  • The greatest single threat to human health since the discovery of AIDS

    02/11/2007 7:33:22 PM PST · by Scythian · 89 replies · 3,144+ views
    Andrew Coyle, London England | Feb 5th, 2007 | Andrew Coyle
    "The greatest single threat to human health since the discovery of AIDS". In particular, the release of a "transgenic nematode" (genetically altered and enhanced nematode) ,and subsequent trillions of releases since 1996 into the environment, via a loophole in United States law. The Law See: http://www.isb.vt.edu/epasrc/enacted/epa.gui.txt Evidence of its use See: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/arthropod/permits/9605201r/9605201r.html